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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55918
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-22 (Inkscape)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200511-22.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200511-22.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been identified that allows a specially crafted SVG
file to exploit a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code
when opened.

Solution:
All Inkscape users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/inkscape-0.43'

CVSS Score:
5.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-3737
BugTraq ID: 15507
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15507
Debian Security Information: DSA-916 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-916
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-22.xml
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330894
http://secunia.com/advisories/17651
http://secunia.com/advisories/17662
http://secunia.com/advisories/17778
http://secunia.com/advisories/17882
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/58
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:028 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-217-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2511
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